Comment: I pretty much agree with all of the reviews I read about this drug. I prefer Gianvi and have requested to be given that instead. Sex drive did come back but it came with acne and food cravings. I feel like a bottomless pit and I'm afraid I will gain weight if I continue to take it. I've never had an acne problem until I started taking this. I was hoping I'd be the exception to the rule
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Comment:I pretty much agree with all of the reviews I read about this drug. I prefer Gianvi and have requested to be given that instead. Sex drive did come back but it came with acne and food cravings. I feel like a bottomless pit and I'm afraid I will gain weight if I continue to take it. I've never had an acne problem until I started taking this. I was hoping I'd be the exception to the rule but I was disappointed. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone and I think they might as well quit selling it. Gianvi and Yaz are way better.Hide Full Comment

Comment: I would definitely recommend this BC to anyone! I switched from being on the patch(horrible experience!) to LoLoestrin FE (which I got horrible headaches from so I had to stop) to the POP pill (I just kept getting my period for this one plus I was very moody) and then to Loryna. I actually enjoy this BC and I do feel a lot happier on it; it really helps the PMDD. My boyfriend has noticed a differ
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Comment:I would definitely recommend this BC to anyone! I switched from being on the patch(horrible experience!) to LoLoestrin FE (which I got horrible headaches from so I had to stop) to the POP pill (I just kept getting my period for this one plus I was very moody) and then to Loryna. I actually enjoy this BC and I do feel a lot happier on it; it really helps the PMDD. My boyfriend has noticed a difference in my mood, and my PMDD is reduced to being just one or two days before my period rather than the entire week. One thing I have to really complain about is my weight gain of several pounds, but it's completely worth it since no one but myself really notices the weight gain and I'm not an emotional mess! I'm only starting my third month so hopefully the side effect of weight gain will subside. Many people are afraid to try it, but I say give it a go because it took me a while to find my perfect pill. :)Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: Literally run for your life. I am 19 and took Loryna for less than a year. I'm so mad it took me that long to even realize what this was doing to my body. I started getting chronic urinary tract infections when I had never even had one before. I was emotionally psycho and scared all of my friends and my boyfriend, and was constantly fighting with nausea everytime I wanted to eat. I because dep
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Comment:Literally run for your life. I am 19 and took Loryna for less than a year. I'm so mad it took me that long to even realize what this was doing to my body. I started getting chronic urinary tract infections when I had never even had one before. I was emotionally psycho and scared all of my friends and my boyfriend, and was constantly fighting with nausea everytime I wanted to eat. I because depressed and tired all the time and was never happy. I would not reccommend this to anyone who is in their late teens early 20's!Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: SHERIMO33, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment: I am 42 and have been taking LORYANA for about a year. Yes I gained a little wieght 5 lbs maybe. BUT I dont have mood swings and I DONT have periods! at first I was worried Now I may lightly spot once and get on with life :) I save a fortune in Tampons lol

Comment:I am 42 and have been taking LORYANA for about a year. Yes I gained a little wieght 5 lbs maybe. BUT I dont have mood swings and I DONT have periods! at first I was worried Now I may lightly spot once and get on with life :) I save a fortune in Tampons lolHide Full Comment

Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 3

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment: I've was originally put on Yaz in 2007 and eventually was switched to generic. For most of the time taking it it was very effective both as birth control and also making my periods shorter and with less cramping. In the past couple of years though my periods started coming a week and sometimes two early, but I dismissed it as spotting since it only came a once or twice a year, though it woul
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Comment:I've was originally put on Yaz in 2007 and eventually was switched to generic. For most of the time taking it it was very effective both as birth control and also making my periods shorter and with less cramping. In the past couple of years though my periods started coming a week and sometimes two early, but I dismissed it as spotting since it only came a once or twice a year, though it would stay until the end of my pill pack. For the past four to five months it as been coming at least a week early and full fledged bleeding to the point where I have had to switch to another type and dose of birth control. Maybe my body got used to it, but it was definitely disappointing since one of the reasons I started was to regulate my periods.Hide Full Comment

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